Construction on the new East Avenue Wegmans in Rochester. The new store, seen at right, will open in May, replacing the current store, seen at left.

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Wegmans Food Markets has a tentative opening date of May 19 for its new East Avenue store.

"That's subject to change if there are unforeseen delays in construction," company spokesperson Jo Natale said Wednesday. "Barring those, that's the date."

The company plans to close the existing East Avenue Wegmans about two months before the new one opens. "We don't have a definite date on that, but we expect it to be sometime in March," Natale said. ...